Amnesty International has investigated female genital mutilation as

A) a human rights issue.
B) a safe medical practice.
C) a valid cultural practice.
D) illegal.

Today psychologists generally accept the idea that behaviour is exceedingly complex and that it is governed by a complex network of interacting factors.

Which of the following scenarios indicates the psychoanalytic phenomenon of transference?

A) Harry visits his psychotherapist twice a week.
B) Derek feels attached to his psychotherapist who resembles his girlfriend.
C) Mandy is unhappy with her therapist who forgets her session dates.
D) Julia schedules her appointments with her therapist well in advance.

The tendency to reactively accept without question an opinion expressed by a superior authority is called the ________ heuristic.

A) power differential
B) illusion of control
C) optimistic bias
D) anchoring with adjustment

All of the following are true EXCEPT which statement?

A) In a set of 2008 experiments on race and helping,whites tended to help more regardless of the victim's race.
B) In a set of 2008 experiments on race and helping,blacks tended to help more regardless of the victim's race.
C) In a set of 2008 experiments on race and helping,white participants tended to be slower to aid a black victim than a white victim.
D) Aversive racism plays a role in determining how much help is given.

Axis I of the DSM-IV-TR consists of __________

A) global assessment of functioning.
B) clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention.
C) psychosocial and environmental problems.
D) personality disorders and mental retardation.

Among the hallmarks of growing up are a boy's first ejaculation and a girl's first menstrual period,which also is called

A) puberty.
B) menopause.
C) menarche.
D) generativity.